BIOGEL Adhesive
BIOGEL adhesive uses the Eco 5 Rating system which is a 5 point system adding environmental benefits to the product. This is certified by SGS, who champion the improvement of the environmental performance of building materials. This is a multi-purpose adhesive-gel for bonding all types of material, on all substrates, and for use in all conditions. The Eco 5 system...
Paper Garden Community Project
The project team has supported Global Generation to deliver their new classroom at their Paper Garden site. Bringing both trade and technical expertise to the project, the team has provided project, commercial, and programme management throughout the build, as well as a full-time labourer on site for six months. Working with Global Generation and their Architects, the team has developed...
Living Wall on a Building Redevelopment
To improve and enhance the standard and sustainability of our immediate environment on the LSE CBR project, a living wall was installed to the external face of the welfare cabins facing the LSE library and seating area of the John Watkins Plaza. This was installed by fixing timber battens into the cabins and then hanging the planter boxes with plants...
Pedestrian Segregation Visual Flashing Beacon Unit for Visually Impaired People
In conjunction with WSS, the Mace team working at the London School of Economics Centre Buildings Redevelopment project implemented a bespoke visual warning unit to supplement the segregation of students and public from site delivery traffic. The unit was specifically designed to aid persons with visual disability. The concertina gates are supplemented with a flashing beacon which acts as a...
Biophilic Façade
This project will be the first of it’s kind to have a Biophilic façade. It refers to the utilisation of live plant species and the creation of a ‘live’ environment cavity along the façade that could support the species. This cavity is designed to be a fully automated, irrigated, ventilated and climate controlled space. Two layers of glass (double skin)...
Reused Scaffold Standing Tables
The Mace Greenwich Peninsula project team created standing tables from old scaffold timber planks and scaffold tubes. One table is used for a flexible meeting space or lunch space in the kitchen and the other is used for standing hotdesking in the centre of the office. This both reduces construction waste and promotes flexible working, encouraging people to get up...
Pool Commissioning Water Recycling
During a commissioning meeting with our specialist pool trade contractor to discuss water management, a water recycling system was devised and staggered leak test programme. Due to the proximity and similar size of townhouse swimming pools, it was decided that for the initial leak test, water would be pumped from one pool to the next to save water. As a...
Material Passports
A new method for carbon reduction in typically intensive new materials was implemented by this contractor, putting circular economy principles into practice. Materials Passports are digital documents that report everything you need to know about the building’s component parts to facilitate future re-use at a much-reduced carbon count. Taking waste from one project and using it as a resource for...
Prefabricated Wall System
This company have worked with their subcontractor to implement a new prefabricated wall system ‘Eekowall’ on site and is the first project in London to have used the system. The panels come to site pre-assembled to the correct height and slot in to one another, requiring simple fixing and then tape and jointing or skimming. This reduces waste with a...
Hollow Drill Bits 
Several drill manufacturers including Dewalt, Hilti and Milwaukee now provide hollow drill bits which allow the dust created when drilling holes to be extracted via the bit when drilling. The drill bits have an on-board dust extractor port that can be connected to a vacuum hose. Since dust is extracted as the hole is drilled, there is less risk if...
UK Modern Slavery Act e-learning
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act requires companies to demonstrate the actions being taken to ensure that modern slavery is not occurring within the supply chain. Every year they must produce a statement that quantifies the activities we have undertaken to help meet this objective. At Mace we have developed our policies in response to this legislation and begun taking positive...
Newton Waterproof Membrane Recycling Service
By returning HDPE membrane off-cuts from site to Newton headquarters in Tonbridge via backloads, the material is then initially processed in-house. Working closely with the UK’s largest non-profit recycling organisation RECOUP in order to set up the necessary relationships with both a plastics reprocessor and an end-manufacturer who will use the recycled material. Newton is the first waterproofing materials supplier...
Interactive Safety Induction Video
It is essential that health and safety issues are thoroughly addressed during the induction process, as this ensures the safety of all those on site. However, it can be hard to make this message memorable and ensure operatives pay attention to vital safety details. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: The site worked with a multimedia...
Embodied Carbon Model
This contractor has created an embodied carbon model for the project at RIBA Stage 4, using OneClick LCA. The results show that the embodied emissions will be 727 kg CO2e/m2. As the project progresses, this model is being updated to reflect final quantities of materials procured, all environmental product declarations use on the project and final site emissions data. This...
Bleed Control Kits
A bleed control kit has been installed on site with the intention to then roll this out across all contractor projects. The contractor aims to raise awareness against knife crime whilst also providing critical assistance should there be a related incident and somebody need vital treatment. To find out more, click the link below.
